Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Brussels for grown-ups.

Where to drink

L'Archiduc ★ 4.4

Cocktail barJazz cocktail bar€€€Daily 16:00-29:00

L'Archiduc in Brussels' Dansaert has been the jazz temple since 1937. Order the classic manhattan. At Rue Antoine Dansaert 6. Booking recommended.

Signature drink: Classic Manhattan

Food: Bar snacks

Rue Antoine Dansaert 6, 1000 Brussels

Le Cirio ★ 4.3

Cocktail barBelle Epoque cafe-bar€€€Daily 10:00-24:00

Le Cirio in Brussels has been pouring the half en half (white wine and sparkling) since Francesco Cirio opened in 1886. At Rue de la Bourse 18.

Signature drink: Half en half

Food: Snacks, salads

Rue de la Bourse 18, 1000 Brussels

A La Mort Subite ★ 4.4

Cocktail barLambic cafe€€€Mon-Sat 11:00-24:00

A La Mort Subite in Brussels has been pouring gueuze since 1928 behind the Galeries Saint-Hubert. Long marble tables, mirrored walls, white-shirt waiters.

Signature drink: Mort Subite Gueuze

Food: Snacks, croque-monsieur

Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potageres 7, 1000 Brussels

Moeder Lambic Fontainas ★ 4.6

Cocktail barBeer bar€€€Sun-Thu 11:00-25:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-26:00

Moeder Lambic on Place Fontainas runs 46 taps of Belgian and European craft, plus a 200-bottle cellar leaning hard on lambic. Order the cantillon gueuze.

Signature drink: Cantillon Gueuze

Food: Cheese, charcuterie

Place Fontainas 8, 1000 Brussels

Delirium Cafe ★ 3.8

Cocktail barBeer bar€€€Mon-Thu 11:00-27:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-28:00, Sun 11:00-26:00

Delirium Cafe in Brussels has the Guinness record for the most beers on offer at 3,162 varieties. Located on a side alley off Rue des Bouchers.

Signature drink: Delirium Tremens

Food: Snacks

Impasse de la Fidélité 4A, 1000 Brussels

Café Walvis ★ 4.1

Cocktail barNeighbourhood cafe€€€Mon-Thu 09:00-24:00, Fri 09:00-25:00, Sat 10:00-25:00, Sun 10:00-22:00

Café Walvis in Brussels' Dansaert has run for over two decades at the corner of Rue Antoine Dansaert. Neighbourhood cafe with a craft tap selection.

Signature drink: Belgian craft tap

Food: Bistro plates

Rue Antoine Dansaert 209, 1000 Brussels

Le Verschueren ★ 4.0

Cocktail barArt Deco cafe€€€Daily 08:00-25:00

Le Verschueren in Brussels' Saint-Gilles has the Art Deco facade and the simple interior. A century-old neighbourhood cafe with terrace on the Parvis.

Signature drink: Belgian craft beer

Food: Snacks

Parvis de Saint-Gilles 11, 1060 Saint-Gilles

Billie ★ 4.2

Cocktail barBrown cafe€€€Mon-Wed 11:00-24:00, Thu-Fri 11:00-25:00, Sat 12:00-25:00, Sun 14:00-24:00

Billie in Brussels' Sainte-Catherine reopened the former Monk space in February 2024 under Dries Heyman, Leentje Bruyninckx and Steven De Visscher.

Signature drink: Belgian craft and Trappist beers

Food: Snacks

Rue Sainte-Catherine 42, 1000 Brussels

Le Poechenellekelder ★ 4.3

Cocktail barBelgian beer bar€€€Tue-Thu 11:00-25:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-26:00, Sun 11:00-25:00

Le Poechenellekelder in Brussels sits opposite Manneken Pis with a marionette-decorated interior. The carte runs 180 Belgian beers including lambics.

Signature drink: Lambic, gueuze, Trappist

Food: Snacks, croquettes

Rue du Chêne 5, 1000 Brussels

Plumette ★ 4.5

Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar€€€MarollesWed-Sun 17:00-02:00, closed Mon-Tue

Plumette in Brussels Marolles is the intimate 1930s speakeasy on Rue de l Epee with tailor-made cocktails. Open wed-sun 17:00-02:00; reservations advised.

Signature drink: Tailor-made cocktails alongside classics in a 1930s speakeasy room

Food: Cocktail-bar snacks

Rue de l'Epee 26, 1000 Brussels
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